Protecting Your Skilled Nursing Facility Benefits: What Every Medicare Beneficiary Should Know

As a contractor for Medicare, Acentra Health serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Acentra Health provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.  This episode is a conversation with our guest, Dr. Jessica Whitley, Chief Medical Officer for Acentra Health. She will share information about appeals and how you can protect your skilled nursing facility benefits. For more information about Acentra Health BFCC-QIO, please visit https://www.acentraqio.com. KEY TOPICS 00:24: Overview, introduction of Dr. Jessica Whitley 01:30: Who issues the Notice of Medicare Non-coverage? 06:28: What are skilled services? 10:19: Therapy participation 14:15: Medical record review 16:54: How you can help yourself in the skilled nursing facility 26:04: Final thoughts SUBSCRIBE  Subscribe to our newsletters: Case Review Connections, On the Healthcare Frontat https://www.acentraqio.com. RESOURCES BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: https://www.acentraqio.com/partners BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: https://www.acentraqio.com/bene BFCC-QIO Information for people filing an appeal: https://acentraqio.com/bene/appeal   Music: Motivational Upbeat Corporate by RinkevichMusic  https://soundcloud.com/rinkevichmusic https://protunes.net/ Video Link: https://bit.ly/3NNqGTs